The Investment of a Lifetime
The city moved too fast to notice hungry children. Cars flooded the downtown streets in endless streams of noise while office workers crossed intersections carrying expensive coffee…
NOBODY REALIZED THE LITTLE BOY WAS RECREATING AN ANCIENT BATTLE
Rain slammed against the towering fortress of Ashkar like an army trying to break through stone. Inside the war hall, fear spread faster than fire. Generals shouted…
Part 2 – THE GENERAL FINALLY KNELT
The massive stone arena of Ashkar shook beneath the roar of thousands. Black royal banners cracked violently in the winter wind while drums thundered across the colossal…
The Sword Style Only the King Knew
The rain arrived before dawn over the western fortress of Ashkar. Cold Atlantic winds swept through the mountain citadel while dark clouds rolled above the black sea…
The Boy Beneath Dreadmoor Castle
Storm winds screamed through the shattered stained-glass windows of Dreadmoor Castle like voices trapped beneath the earth. Inside the throne chamber, thousands of candles flickered violently against…
Part 2 – THE CHOSEN HEIR
Rain fell as if the sky itself had been wounded. It hammered against the Imperial Citadel in silver sheets, drowning the capital beneath thunder, mud, and fear….
Beyond the Wheelchair
The orchestra never stopped playing. That was the strange part. Even after the barefoot boy crossed the polished marble floor of Blackthorn Hall — even after whispers…
The Last Bloodline of Valdareth
Rain hammered the cathedral windows of Valdareth while black waves crashed against the cliffs far below the fortress walls. The storm had followed the royal fleet home…
The Kingdom Fell Silent When His Sword Began to Glow
Rain hammered the battlefield of Black Hollow with such violence that the earth itself seemed to dissolve beneath the armies fighting upon it. Mud swallowed boots whole….
The Crown Beneath Blackmere
The rain began before dawn and never stopped. By nightfall, Blackmere looked less like a capital city and more like the corpse of a kingdom refusing burial….